Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the Aleza. GAzErrE]

An editor Oh q lcauiuh TcpupllChu Hono-
paper recently visited the White House.
The President and the editor are personal
friends. and the latter had called to talk
with the President over the policy his ad-
ministration should pursue respecting Ger.
Tain financial matters belonging to the
Treasury Department The subject not be-
ing within the exclusive domain OF party,
the conversation went smoothly along. Al
ter a while alusion was made by the editor
to the reported coming transfer OF Secretary
Lamar to the United States Supreme Court.
The President was, Of course, non-comml1-
tai. Incidentally, however, the section or TO-
cality from which Mr.. Lamar's successor
should be taken, was the subject OF remark.
"Surely," said the editor, land speak from
an impartial standpoint, any OF us, repubh-
cans or democrats, might guess the State
from which you would draw your man.
"Ah, so plain as that" responded the Presl-
dent. ooh yes" said the editor" you would
take him from Virginia; it would be good poll
tics and good policy to do so, and your ad-
ministration will hardly fail of scoring that
point in its favor. 1.-The President smiled,
merely saying he thought he understood
the political bearings of the matter, ana
that there was great force in the claims OF
virginia 10 NDN 'GCuulJ tu1to '6o'O 49,
in his cabinet This republican editor Is
very confident Of the selection of Vlrglnlan
as the successor of Secretary Lamar. But
different view prevails in other quarters.
For instance, the GAZErrEs correspondent
was enQuired Of this morning about the
coming democratic State convention at Ro-
anol,e, BY one OF the very wisest OF demo-
cratic cuunsellors. He too, touched on the
T. IL, - oahip.f
Int EXPRESSED great doubt "a to the Prcsl-
dents appointment OF a Nlrelnian II
would have no doubt" he said, Except for
the peculiar mental construction and polit
zeal characteristics of the White House in
cumbent himself. The claims of your State
are paramount in n political view, hut the
President may in this, as in other matters,
ignore altogether the vital questions reh-
ting to the party's interests His previous
course casts shadow Of doubt more or less
mysterious on all coming events. Now
look at the situation moment. our State
is right on the eve OF eecting Legislature,
that legislature elects Senator and that
Senator, if democrat, will probably give
the control Of the Senate TO the democrats.
The President and his advisers should know
that the loss of the State this year means
| DNn Drpuk III lEc ullucltO SOili ADOutuO'h
| column. Subtract your II electoral votes
from the 1913 of solid South and only al
remain to the democrats, after yielding
them them everything else in that section,
and if West Virginia and North Carolina
should follow your State, nothing would re-
main of presidential probability for the
ruined old democracy. Well, the State Is
not only Of political importance Just now.
i biefnru
all give her superior eminence. Why, it Is
historical TACT that under no democratic
administration which this country ever had
has the State of Virginia been without one or
mole cabinet counselors in the government.
Indeed, the precedence of Virginia Is so
well established that you ever now hear OF
cabinet portfolio being already mortgaged
to Gen. Malone under the next republican
President. And this simply means the rec
ocni!ion of Malone as a leading republican
of the leading State of the South. AS to
your cabinet material, l notice Il statement
made by very high authority that MIR. III
den suggested through Mr. Manning the name
of Barbour to the President soon after his
election. Bnt Barbour would probably de-
cline place now; Mt all events there is
abundant material without him. The SO
bly have the most beneficial effect just now
on your approaching election, as it would
not take his influence and counsels from the
party. And in view Of Mr.. Barbour's COM
plaint against the slowness Of the Cabinet
in removing republicans, it would look like
generous acknowledgment from the Pres
ident that the cd guard element of the par
tv. TO which Mr. 3. belongs. has rights as
well as the latter day, new.faugled, monde
script aggregation now apparently upper
most in influence Barbour would repre-
sent, or seem to do so, that cohesive party
power without which loosely constructed
nolitical forces must in the hour of trial fall
to pieces"
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, was in New
York yesterday. He was interviewed by
reporter for the Tribune as follows: 1--WE
have q State convention 10 Virginia soon,
when politics will begin. The issues will be
made up then. Our people arc unit in
favor of the repeal Of the internal revenue
tax. 1t is clear that We must stop taxation
somewhere. We cannot go on piling up
money in the Federal treasury. | have no
doubt this will be the great subject of dis
cussion at Washington this winter. There
will be some kind OF revenue bill passed by
which the revenues will be reduced. What
shape it will take can best be left for the
session to determine. AS for Virginia, it is
fighting ground, as every one knows. There
is Legislature to elect this fall, and Gen.
Malone and the republicans will make q
hard fight to secure it"
MIR. Frerett the new democratic super
vising architect of the Treasury, proposes
to make personal inspection of all the
public buildings for which appropriations
have been made, and to change the plans
thereof if he shall deem it necessary. He
says as he will be held responsible for all
such buildings erected during his official
term, he will! sec that they are erected
properly.
Neither the President nor Secretary La
mont was at the White House to. day, both
remaining at the Presidents country home
thus avoiding at one and the same time the
city's intense heat and unlimited visitors
a private letter received mere to-day from
Senator Rddieberger. of Virginia, says he
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